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Activists on Wednesday stormed the office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe

Sri Lankans Await Formal Resignation After President Flees

Sri Lankans await formal resignation after president flees

A man walks outside the Wynn Macau casino resort, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Macau, China July 4, 2022.

In COVID Closedown, Macau Casinos Take Billion-dollar Hit Holding Out For New Licences

In the glitzy dealing rooms of Macau's silenced casinos, the house is down billions of dollars, but can't afford to fold its hand in the world's biggest gambling game.

Leaders of vulnerable Pacific islands demanded "urgent, immediate" global action on climate change Thursday during a meeting in the Fijian capital of Suva

Vulnerable Pacific Islands Call For 'Urgent, Immediate' Action On Climate

Vulnerable Pacific islands call for 'urgent, immediate' action on climate

SAS flights listed at Copenhagen airport, July 3, 2022.

SAS, Unions Fail To Find Agreement; Talks To Resume Friday

SAS and pilot unions failed again on Thursday to agree on a deal to end a crippling strike that the airline said threatened its ability to access bridge financing without which it may be forced to radically downsize or could collapse.

SAS Locked In Talks Over Pilots Strike It Says Threatens Its Survival

SAS said on Thursday a pilot strike now in its 11th day threatened the airline's ability to access bridge financing without which it may be forced to radically downsize or could collapse.

SAS Says Pilots Strike A Risk To Its Survival As Talks Resume

SAS said on Thursday a pilot strike now in its 11th day threatened the airline's ability to access bridge financing without which it may be forced to radically downsize or could collapse.

Deutsche Telekom To Sell 51% Of Towers Business

Deutsche Telekom has agreed to sell 51% of its towers business to a consortium of Canada's Brookfield and U.S.

Deutsche Telekom To Sell Towers Stake For $17.5 Billion

Deutsche Telekom has agreed to sell 51% of its towers business to a consortium of Canada's Brookfield and U.S.

General view of signage at a branch of Lloyds bank, in London, Britain October 31, 2021.

Lloyds Offers Extra Support To 2 Million Customers As Cost Rises Hit Hard

Britain's biggest domestic lender Lloyds Banking Group contacted 2 million of its 26 million customers in May after identifying they could need extra support to cope with soaring food and energy prices and rising debt costs.

Gas prices are advertised at a Chevron station as rising inflation and oil costs affect the consumers in Los Angeles, California, U.S., June 13, 2022.

U.S. Gasoline Prices Are Finally Falling. Why?

After exceeding $5 a gallon for the first time in history, U.S. gasoline prices are finally falling, giving some relief to consumers in the world's largest user of the fuel.

Mahmud Aguil sits with his children in the back of his air-conditioned van, his new bedroom amid power cuts and blistering summer heat

Libyans At Boiling Point Amid Summer Power Cuts

Libyans at boiling point amid summer power cuts

Children wear a masks and wait for U.S. President Joe Biden to visit her pre-Kindergarten class at East End Elementary School to highlight the early childhood education proposal in his Build Back Better infrastructure agenda in North Plainfield, New Jerse

Back-to-school Spending To Set Record On Pricier Supplies - Report

Retailers are set for the strongest back-to-school shopping season on record as inflation drives up prices of clothes and supplies and more students return to physical classrooms after two years of pandemic-led disruption, a Deloitte forecast showed.

People walk beneath advertising billboards at Boulevard entertainment city in the Saudi capital Riyadh -- several analysts said the kingdom's youth are more open to ties with Israel

Saudi Mindset Shows Signs Of Shift Towards Israel

Saudi mindset shows signs of shift towards Israel

A year on from devastating floods in Germany, the village of Iversheim near Bad Muenstereifel is among many still struggling to rebuild.

Flood Anniversary Prompts Sadness And Soul-searching In Germany

Flood anniversary prompts sadness and soul-searching in Germany

People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Auckland, New Zealand, August 26, 2021.

New Zealand Announces Free Masks, Tests As Health System Struggles With COVID

The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of COVID-19 and relieve pressure on the country's health system which is dealing with an influx of COVID and influenza patients.

Demonstrators eat breakfast after entering the Presidential Secretariat premises, after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled, amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka July 10, 2022.

Sri Lankan President Hands In Resignation After Fleeing To Singapore

Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa submitted a letter of resignation on Thursday, a spokesperson for the parliament speaker said, hours after fleeing to Singapore following mass protests over an economic meltdown.

Outgoing Sri Lankan President Lands In Singapore After Fleeing Uprising

Outgoing Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in Singapore on Thursday after fleeing mass protests over his country's economic meltdown, as troops patrolled the commercial capital Colombo to enforce a curfew.

Troops Patrol Streets As Calm Returns To Sri Lanka, President's Resignation Awaited

Calm returned to Sri Lanka's main city Colombo on Thursday as people awaited the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, although a curfew was imposed and troops patrolled the streets to prevent any outbreak of violence.

Sri Lanka Protest Sites Calm As President's Resignation Awaited

Sri Lanka's main city, Colombo, was calm on Thursday as people waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled to the Maldives to escape a popular uprising that erupted as the country struggled with an economic crisis.

Sri Lanka Awaits President's Resignation After Flight

Sri Lankans waited for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday, a day after he fled to the Maldives to escape a popular uprising against an economic crisis blamed on his government's mismanagement.

U.S. dollar banknotes are displayed in this illustration taken, February 14, 2022.

Dollar Pares Gains As Odds Of 100 Bps Fed Rate Hike Drop

The dollar pared gains on Thursday after two Federal Reserve officials indicated they favored a 75 basis points hike at the U.S.

Euro Plunges On Italian Politics, Energy Concerns

The euro plunged below parity to a 20-year low on Thursday as concerns over an energy crisis and political turmoil in Italy dented demand for the single currency, while the U.S.

Dollar Climbs Further, Pinning Euro, Yen At Multi-decade Lows

The dollar resumed its relentless rise on Thursday, charting new 24-year highs against the yen and pinning the euro close to parity, as investors bet on the Federal Reserve ratcheting up interest rates to combat soaring inflation.

Dollar Ascendant As CPI Stokes Fed Bets; Aussie Jumps On Strong Jobs

The dollar resumed its relentless rise on Thursday, driven by both expectations for faster Federal Reserve policy tightening and safe-haven flows amid growing fears of a recession.

The US dollar has surged since the start of 2022, which is good for multinational import companies but poses problems for multinational export companies

Dollar Resumes Relentless Rise As Inflation Stokes Fed Bets

The dollar resumed its relentless rise on Thursday, driven by both expectations for faster Federal Reserve policy tightening and safe-haven flows amid growing fears of a recession.

U.S. and Israeli national flags are projected on a part of the walls surrounding Jerusalem's Old City July 13, 2022.

U.S., Israel Sign Joint Pledge To Deny Iran Nuclear Weaponry

U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid signed a joint pledge on Thursday to deny Iran nuclear arms, a show of unity by allies long divided over diplomacy with Tehran.

People wearing protective masks walk at a Japanese Izakaya pub alley, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan July 6, 2022.

Japan Warns Of COVID Surge, Tokyo Raises Alert Level

Japan warned on Thursday that a new wave of COVID infections appeared to be spreading rapidly and urged people to take special care ahead of an approaching long weekend and school summer vacations.

Japan Warns Of Swiftly Rising COVID Cases, PM To Give News Conference

Japan warned on Thursday that a new wave of coronavirus cases appears to be rapidly spreading through the nation, calling on people to be especially careful ahead of an upcoming long weekend and imminent summer school vacations.